About Me

My name is David Williams and I live in Washington in the North East of England. These are my blogs on Russia, The Russia House movie and Newcastle (the city not the football club). I became interested in Russia during the mid- eighties when I was learning about the russian revolution at school, although it wasn't until I visited the place that my interest became quite so serious. In 1988, I went to Russia for the first time when it was still the Soviet Union and I have been back four times since then: 1989, 1993, 2002 and 2003. As I write this, I can't believe it's been so long since my last trip! Although all my trips have included Moscow I have also visited St Petersburg and the Golden Ring cities of Vladimir and Suzdal.